JP - Tinsmith - Argand, Solar, and Sinumbra Reproduction Lighting and Glassware Shades and Chimneys and Hardware for Period Restoration. Up until as recently as the late eighteenth century, lighting. Tinsmith Tools & Tin Punch Tools. Tin is a relatively common. Working tin-coated metals or tin sheets is called tinsmithing and requires a few basic tools. Every piece we produce is personally handcrafted by the two of us in our Ohio tinshop using tools and techniques in the. Carl Giordano - Tinsmith . Jon Zimmers Antique Tools - Catalog Reprints. Order This Book Catalog Index Back to Homepage. THE TINSMITH'S HELPER AND PATTERN BOOK WITH USEFUL RULES, DIAGRAMS AND TABLES. He found that by using a circular, hollow wick rather. Lamps employing this latest. Europe, England, and the United States. It did not take long. Argands’ lamps. One. France around. 1. These lamps used the standard Argand burner and were primarily. Argand lamps. Both lamps burned high- grade oils. Another very popular modification. These lamps utilized the typical Argand central draft burner. This resulted in a brighter. All of the lamps shown in this gallery are made from brass. The various brass and bronze parts are. Lamps are electrified. Bulb. wattage can be matched to the intended use of the lamp and this. This innovative design. Lamps have finishes that are appropriate for each individual. Paint colors currently available are. Prussian blue, Hunter green, red, mustard yellow, and. Striping is done in red, black, and yellow. Stenciled. designs are available on the Argand Side Lamp; lamps made using. A program has been implemented that will make mock- up models. Models of the Argand 4- burner. Chandelier and Argand Side Lamp are currently available through. Please inquire regarding details and availability. As always, your comments, questions, and orders are most. Members of a Philadelphia area historical society recently. Argand three- burner chandelier for. The chandelier’s painted. Some of the members thought. Who was right? Can we say with any degree of certainty? What is the time period to which the property is being. Would the house and furnishings have been relatively. What level of care might the house and furnishings have. I think that only after. In the case of the chandelier, consider that fixtures of. There is little doubt that a decision to make. In this day and age, we travel by car or. He or she is. proud of the purchase and strives to keep it in tip- top shape. Why. would we expect our forbearers to behave any differently? I am. sure that many kept their horses, harnesses, and carriages in. Along this same vein, consider. In yesteryear they would surely have. Even people of lesser means hired women who traveled. Tinware on a store shelf in the 1. The highly reflective. Would we expect a chandelier to be cared for in any other. It would not have been hung and then forgotten, for regular. Wicks needed trimming. It is hard to imagine. If a historical society seeks to restore their holdings. Their efforts. will educate future generations about the way things really were. Sloppy. inaccurate research can have far- reaching negative effects. Individual home owners do not necessarily have to adhere. We are all free. to just plain enjoy antiques and to fall in love with a chandelier. Few of us are out. Antique Argand and solar chandeliers can easily cost sums. If you cannot find or afford an. And that often leads to making a decision. Which do you chose? When I compiled my first catalog twelve. I included a Forward that addressed this question: Dear Friend. It was on my birthday many years ago that I first became aware. My mother had given me an antique tin cream jug that. Perhaps it could tell of its purchase. The jug. had been passed on from generation to generation to become a. My old cream jug marked the beginning of my appreciation. Finished this way, mirroring your family’s. It is my sincere hope and desire that you will enjoy. Twelve years later I still feel the same way. An artificially. antiqued reproduction will always be just that and no more. On. the other hand, a finely crafted reproduction will one day become. Please do not misunderstand. I would not presume to think that you should agree. Notice the bright reflective. The photograph of the black. Argand 4- burner. The chandelier is a reproduction that was made in. Notice the similarity of the finishes of these two. Suggested Reading. Seale, William Recreating the Historic House Interior. The American Association for State and Local. History, 1. 40. 0 Eighth Avenue, South, Nashville, Tennessee 3. ISBN 0- 9. 10. 05. This is an excellent how- to book that explains in great. This book is well worth reading whether you. While there is little information that relates. Argand, solar, and sinumbra lighting, this book. Original chandelier to be reproduced. The degree of difficulty in making a reproduction is in. While this. is not a terribly sophisticated market survey it has proven to. In the case of this 4- burner chandelier. I did not consider conducting. The lamp must be studied closely keeping several key things. Electrification issues revolve mainly around. In regard to the. The canopy and the hooks. Even. if it were possible to get permission from the owner of the chandelier. So making an. exact reproduction was out of the question unless an artisan. Photographs and precise measurements were taken of all. After this was done, everything. Detail photographs are taken from various angles. Rough drawings are made and. Final drawings are made using the photographs. The drawing above is ready to be sent. In the case of this chandelier it is quite easy to hide. The photograph to the left shows. You will note that the steel rod that holds the assembly. The photograph to the right shows. New designs were developed for the hooks and canopy while. The photograph to the left shows a drawing of the. Toward the beginning of this whole process it was necessary. Weeks were spent at the drafting table scaling and drawing. After the drawings. A number of the parts. When these parts were finished. Drawings of all. parts to be machined were sent to the machinist so that he could. Once all of the required parts were received. After the assembly was finished, the chandelier. Various hangers. had to be made so that the parts could be held securely while. On the left are both a tinplate pattern and an. These are cut and finished by hand and. The jig in the photograph on the left was designed. This. alignment is critical if all assemblies of the chandelier are. The photograph on the. The original chandelier is pictured on the left and the. From start to finish this project. The. answer is a resounding . Sales have been good. The very design of all Argand lamps as well as all subsequent. As soon as the chimney is placed on the lamp the. It is rather remarkable that two very significant discoveries. Certainly the invention. Argand's lamp in 1. The first chimney was not made of glass but rather of metal. This allowed the light from the flame. In the book Brandy, Balloons, & Lamps - Ami Argand. As mentioned, the first chimney. The first glass chimneys were also cylindrical. The extra length increased the. The last main improvement. An exert from An Encyclopedia. Domestic Economy printed in 1. The glass was at first made simply. But by a French. alteration of the shape of the glass, made some years ago, the. Instead of being of equal width. Shades were made of various materials other. Many period. paintings show people reading while seated at a table; the source. In both instances the reader would find the. Period shades. came in many sizes and various profiles. Some were decorated. Edgar Allen Poe did. The following is a quotation from his essay entitled. The Philosophy of Furniture. THE PHILOSOPHY OF FURNITURE. Edgar Allan Poe. Quoted, in part, from Burton's. Gentleman's Magazine, May, 1. Broadway Journal, I., 1. The Italians have little sentiment beyond. In Spain they are all curtains - a nation. The Russians do not furnish. We have no. aristocracy of blood, and having therefore as a natural, and. By a transition readily understood, and which might. We are violently enamoured of gas and of. The former is totally inadmissible within doors. Its harsh. and unsteady light offends. No one having both brains and eyes. A mild, or what artists term a cool light, with. Never was a more lovely thought than that of the astral. We mean, of course, the astral lamp proper - the lamp of. Argand, with its original plain ground- glass shade, and its tempered. The cut- glass shade is a weak invention. The eagerness with which we have adopted it, partly. It is not too much to say, that the deliberate employer. The light. proceeding from one of these gaudy abominations is unequal, broken. It alone is sufficient to mar a world of good effect. Female loveliness. Wolfe, Brandy, Balloons, and Lamps - Ami. Argand, 1. 75. 0- 1. The scope of this reference list is rather specific and. Argand, solar, and sinumbra. Your contributions to this list will be welcome. If you are familiar with any books. If specific pages of a book or. Also, it. would be helpful if you would include a brief description or. Much can be learned from period paintings. Argand, solar, and sinumbra lighting. Seale, William Recreating the Historic House Interior. The American Association for State and Local. History, 1. 40. 0 Eighth Avenue, South, Nashville, Tennessee 3. ISBN 0- 9. 10. 05. This is an excellent how- to book that explains in great. This book is well worth reading whether you. While there is little information that relates. Argand, solar, and sinumbra lighting, this book. Century Elegant Lighting. Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 4. Lower. Valley Road, Atglen, PA 1. ISBN: 0- 7. 64. 3- 1. This is a coffee table picture book that is loaded with. Argand, sinumbra, and solar lamps. Partial and. full catalog reprints include such period manufacturers as Henry. N. Hooper & Co., Starr Fellows and Company, and Dietz &. Company. This book is a must for anyone who is interested in. Critic’s biggest objection to the. I do not think that this. Wolfe, John J. Brandy, Balloons, and Lamps, copyright. Board of Trustees, Southern University Press. This is an excellent book about the life of Ami Argand. Genevese scientist who invented the central draft burner. The. book is illustrated with 6. Argand lamps. and 1. While the text covers. Argand’s work with hot- air balloons and the distillation. This book has been out of print for several years. I have a few copies that. Chinnici, Curt R. While all three forms. Cooke, Lawrence S.
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